Erich Hoffmann (agricultural scientist)

Erich Hoffmann (born September 26, 1904 in Heinitz (Neunkirchen) , † October 16, 1989 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German agricultural scientist .

Life

Hoffmann was the son of a general director of A. Riebeck'sche Montanwerke . After attending school, he studied business administration in Frankfurt am Main . During his studies he became a member of Corps Austria in 1926 . 1929/1930 he was chairman of the German Student Union (DSt). He then moved to the University of Halle (Saale) , where he received his doctorate in agricultural sciences. After a stay as an assistant in the USA , he settled in Mecklenburg and ran his own estate there. In 1945 he returned to the University of Halle and completed his habilitation there in 1947 in the subject of agricultural management. In 1950 he became director of the Institute for Agricultural Management and Labor Studies at the University of Halle. Shortly thereafter, however, he was targeted by the Ministry of State Security . From there he was accused of "bourgeois views" and membership in the Spirituskreis professorial circle . After June 17, 1953, Hoffmann got into an open conflict with the SED. In 1958 Hoffmann was dismissed from the university under pressure from the State Security. In addition, he was dismissed from his part-time position as director of the state-owned teaching and research facility at Gut Etzdorf near Halle. From 1958 the agricultural scientist worked at the German Academy for Agricultural Sciences and was a member of the church leadership of the church province of Saxony from 1960 to 1972 . He was a "very prominent speaker" in the Protestant student community in Halle, especially in their first domicile, the former Jenastift . Under the President of the Leopoldina Kurt Mothes , Erich Hoffmann was a member of this all-German academy of natural scientists based in Halle.

Hoffmann's grave in Halle, Laurentiusfriedhof

Fonts

Farm management. Berlin 1949.
Production cost accounting in economic accounting. Leipzig 1954.
Business considerations on the harvesting machines. Leipzig 1955.
The fruit growing. Radebeul 1956.
Farm comparison and farm statistics in agriculture. Radebeul 1957.

literature

Henrik Eberle: Changes, personnel policy at the University of Halle 1933 to 1958. In: Werner Buchholz (Ed.): The University of Greifswald and the German university landscape in the 19th and 20th centuries. Wiesbaden 2004, p. 337ff.
Günter Mühlpfordt, Günter Schenk: The Spiritus Circle 1890-1958. Hallescher Verlag , Halle. Volume 1: 2001, ISBN 3-929887-23-1 , Volume 2: 2004, ISBN 3-929887-28-2 .

Web links

Prof. Dr. habil. Erich Hoffmann on the centenary of his birthday on September 26, 2004 In: Faculty Messenger of the Society of Friends of the Agricultural Faculty e. V., pages 16–27, of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, issue 2–2005 (last accessed on November 1, 2012. In the same issue a contribution by Erich Hoffmann - member of the Spirituskreis , pp. 29–39.)
Literature by and about Erich Hoffmann in the catalog of the German National Library
Entry on Erich Hoffmann in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis

Individual evidence

↑ He rests in a grave of honor in the Laurentiusfriedhof in Halle, grave F.09. 13-14
^ Jürgen Herrlein : Corps Austria - Corpslist 1861-2001. Frankfurt am Main 2001, p. 135. Serial No. 378
^ Rupieper: Sources for June 17, 1953 at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. In: Hermann-Josef Rupieper (Ed.): ... and the most important thing is unity. Münster / Hamburg / London 2003, p. 254ff., Here: p. 230
^ Henrik Eberle: Umbruch, Personalpolitik at the University of Halle 1933 to 1958. In: Werner Buchholz (Ed.): The University of Greifswald and the German university landscape in the 19th and 20th centuries. Wiesbaden 2004, p. 337ff., Here: p. 360.
^ Entry on Erich Hoffmann in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis
^ Memories of the Martin Luther University 1945–89. A discussion with contemporary witnesses. In: Hermann-Josef Rupieper (Hrsg.): Hallische contributions to contemporary history. Issue 3/1997, p. 182; DNB portal
^ Memories of the Martin Luther University 1945–89. A discussion with contemporary witnesses. In: Hermann-Josef Rupieper (Hrsg.): Hallische contributions to contemporary history. Issue 3/1997, p. 106
^ Memories of the Martin Luther University 1945–89. A discussion with contemporary witnesses. In: Hermann-Josef Rupieper (Hrsg.): Hallische contributions to contemporary history. Issue 3/1997, p. 106 i. V. m. P. 185

personal data
SURNAME	Hoffmann, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German agricultural scientist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 26, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Heinitz (Neunkirchen)
DATE OF DEATH	October 16, 1989
Place of death	Halle (Saale)

[1] He rests in a grave of honor in the Laurentiusfriedhof in Halle, grave F.09. 13-14

[2] Jürgen Herrlein : Corps Austria - Corpslist 1861-2001. Frankfurt am Main 2001, p. 135. Serial No. 378

[3] Rupieper: Sources for June 17, 1953 at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. In: Hermann-Josef Rupieper (Ed.): ... and the most important thing is unity. Münster / Hamburg / London 2003, p. 254ff., Here: p. 230

[4] Henrik Eberle: Umbruch, Personalpolitik at the University of Halle 1933 to 1958. In: Werner Buchholz (Ed.): The University of Greifswald and the German university landscape in the 19th and 20th centuries. Wiesbaden 2004, p. 337ff., Here: p. 360.

[5] Entry on Erich Hoffmann in the Catalogus Professorum Halensis

[6] Memories of the Martin Luther University 1945–89. A discussion with contemporary witnesses. In: Hermann-Josef Rupieper (Hrsg.): Hallische contributions to contemporary history. Issue 3/1997, p. 182; DNB portal

[7] Memories of the Martin Luther University 1945–89. A discussion with contemporary witnesses. In: Hermann-Josef Rupieper (Hrsg.): Hallische contributions to contemporary history. Issue 3/1997, p. 106

[8] Memories of the Martin Luther University 1945–89. A discussion with contemporary witnesses. In: Hermann-Josef Rupieper (Hrsg.): Hallische contributions to contemporary history. Issue 3/1997, p. 106 i. V. m. P. 185